EVE General Discussion

Threads on these forums and on outside web sites have been reporting quite a bit on CCP employees leaving for other companies. There was also a lot of talk regarding the whole "World of Darkness" fiasco.

Granted, I would have liked to seen WOD come to fruition and I would agree that it is possible that CCP completely bungled that whole deal.

However, it seems like they are turning their focus on what they know how to do well, that is internet spaceships. Valkyrie is probably going to be super ******* awesome and one of the first games for Occulus Rift, Legion is going to get a lot of players instantly. Frankly I think the PC crowd will hold much more interest in the dynamics of that game than the console crowd which is already playing Halo 8 or whatever.

They also seem to be turning focus on to Eve more now with the departure of WOD. Someone made a thread about Eve 2.0 the other day, which is ridiculous; we are already on roughly Eve 5.0. This has to be the most updated and constantly improved game ever made with much of that improvement and expansion based on player input.

Lastly, there is no competition for this game. There have been few games since the original Starcraft that have taken different races and had them pvp and found balance. Think of the incredible variety in this game (I know the Ishtar is a bit powerful right now). But just about every ship in this game is flown. Both combat and non combat ships. The market is freaking amazing and this is the only game where you can scam other players out of everything they own or ruthlessly hell camp others and it is perfectly fine. CCP is staying as true to the sandbox idea as they can and have told us they plan on making it as close to a pure sandbox as they can in the next 10 years by making everything destroy able/ownable.

They would have made a profit this year if not for the WOD write off. CCP has cut the fat off and is concentrating on its strengths. I have nothing but good feelings for the future of the company and this game. Anyone else?

I'm really bummed I couldn't have lived through the disco era.

I have recently (6 months ago) returned from a 2 year hiatus. There have been some nice changes since I left in 2011 that have added depth but not taken away from the core of the game. I am very happy that I am now here playing during the little fixes/rebalances that should have been done in 2010/2011 instead of that walking in stations rubbish.

Yep.

Well, you are wrong.

CCP have been generally doing a cackhanded job for a long time now.

To paraphrase Ben Crowshaw: And if you think [CCP are doing a good job], you're wrong. It's like saying you enjoyed listening to someone singing completely out of tune or reading a book whose pages are completely covered in brown sauce. I know it's your opinion, but your opinion is just wrong.

You just offered an opinion of your own, and used it as the citation to declare someone else's opinion wrong.

I don't think you know how figuring out what's right or wrong works. Do you spray the sky with vinegar by any chance? You know... because chemtrails? It genuinely wouldn't surprise me.

I would have given CCP an 8/10 if it wasn't for this latest fiasco with w-space and how its denizens were treated. Being blatantly ignored tends to leave a deep wound within a player demographic that will fester for a long time.

I believe that there are ways for them to make more money ...
... and I will help them make more money ...
... even if I have to shove it down it's non-existing, corporate throat.

I agree 110%

Can't comment on w-space, but developers who always do what the players (think they) want are bad developers.